Voices of the Mahjar: Stories from the Lebanese Diaspora

From the Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, Voices of the Mahjar brings to life the histories of the Lebanese diaspora and discusses the issues diasporic communities face across the world today. Find more at https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/.

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Tarikh Dr. Owain Lawson

2023-04-25

In this episode Dr. Owain Lawson and Dr. Akram Khater discuss the history of development and energy/electricity in mid-century Lebanon.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 66 MB - Duration: 55:42m (160 kbps 44100 Hz)
Tarikh Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish

2023-04-25

In this episode, Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish and Dr. Akram Khater discuss the expectations, debates, and transformations within both state institutions and popular movements in Lebanon as the country transitioned to an independent state.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 64 MB - Duration: 53:54m (160 kbps 44100 Hz)
Tarikh Dr. Ussama Makdisi

2023-04-25

Dr. Ussama Makdisi and Dr. Akram Khater discuss a period in Lebanese/Ottoman history where thinkers and intellectuals in Bilad al-Sham began to imagine, discuss, and implement a new and secular political order to replace the old Ottoman system

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 66 MB - Duration: 55:03m (160 kbps 44100 Hz)
Helen Malhame

2023-04-18

This is a collection of interviews about Helen Malhame's life and work, with a mixture of 16 mm home movies which can be viewed on the Khayrallah Center YouTube page.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 28 MB - Duration: 11:47m (320 kbps 48000 Hz)
The Romey Lynchings

2023-04-18

In the early morning hours of Friday, May 17th, 1929, a Lebanese immigrant was lynched in Lake City, Florida.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 62 MB - Duration: 25:54m (320 kbps 48000 Hz)
Herb Nassour: The People's Doctor Part 2

2023-04-18

A Lebanese-American surgeon, Herbert Nassour, tried to provide quality healthcare to the racially and economically marginalized people of Texas, but his heavily discounted procedures threatened the economic foundation of the American Medical Association

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 44 MB - Duration: 18:24m (320 kbps 48000 Hz)
Herb Nassour: The People's Doctor Part 1

2023-04-18

A Lebanese-American surgeon, Herbert Nassour, tried to provide quality healthcare to the racially and economically marginalized people of Texas, but his heavily discounted procedures threatened the economic foundation of the American Medical Association w

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 43 MB - Duration: 18:17m (320 kbps 48000 Hz)
Cedars in the Pines Part 2

2023-04-17

Cedars in the Pines, narrates the lives of Lebanese immigrants who have journeyed from Lebanon to North Carolina and labored here to build new homes, raise families and enrich the state with their culture and hard work.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 64 MB - Duration: 27:00m (320 kbps 48000 Hz)
Cedars in the Pines Part 1

2023-04-17

Cedars in the Pines, narrates the lives of Lebanese immigrants who have journeyed from Lebanon to North Carolina and labored here to build new homes, raise families and enrich the state with their culture and hard work.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 59 MB - Duration: 24:54m (320 kbps 48000 Hz)

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